Students need to bridge the gap between short ESL exercises and real
lectures. The trend is now toward authentic texts, radio broadcasts and
real lectures for college ESL to promote student learning and interest
by stressing communication skills and presenting culture in...

Many
travelers think their health insurance, homeowners insurance or even
credit card will provide adequate travel insurance protection. Not so!
The ITA Travel Insurance Program makes it easy for you to analyze,
compare quotes and purchase travel insurance, for any type...

If
you want to reduce classroom management problems, make your lessons
more interactive, more cooperative, more engaging, and more fun, then
you must try the "needs-focused" approach to teaching. The principle
behind the needs-focused...

As
the Common Core State Standards have been implemented this school year,
with many states in the midst of using the new standardized tests, the
transition has been mired in challenges. The Common Core is a critical
step toward ensuring students have the skills and knowledge...

Today,
educators are implementing exciting technological advances in teaching
and learning. e-Learning and a broadening acceptance of social media,
online collaboration, and other forms of technological engagement are
shaping how we view education, and what it will look...

School
safety is of the utmost importance to K-12 faculty, parents and
administrators. Every school wants parents to know the children
entrusted in its care are safe. Prevention is incredibly important,
however, if an incident were to occur, schools also need to know they...

Sarika
Bansal, a contributor for Quartz, writes: "My public high school didn't
have air conditioning. Come June, when temperatures in New York soared
past 90 degrees, it was a chore to pay attention in calculus. Who could
focus...

Lee-Ann
Meredith, who taught second grade in a Chicago public elementary school
for 15 years, writes: "Everyone knows about teachers. We've all been on
the receiving end of education. We think we know what it is all about.
In fact, most people are not aware of half of what...

The
number of breakfasts served in the nation's schools has doubled in the
last two decades, a surge driven largely by a change in how districts
deliver the food. Instead of providing low-income students free or
reduced-price meals in...

It
has long been said teaching is both an art and a science. In a new
study that uses a scientific lens to look at the conversational art of
instruction, a team of researchers identify specific ways teachers talk
to students that measurably impact literacy skills. Teachers...

Nothing
lights up 10 year-old Billy Flood's face brighter than when you talk to
him about music. The pint-size Beatles fan loves writing his own songs,
and playing the keyboard and bass. However, when getting on the topic
of Common Core and end-of-the-year testing that light...

You
have probably heard of them — you fill in a questionnaire to be told
that you're a 'visual learner' or an "auditory learner," a "reflector"
or a "pragmatist," a "diverger" or a "converger?" But exactly what are
Learning Styles? They are, unfortunately, one of the...

Too
often, students with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
get labeled as "problem students." They often get shuffled into special
education programs even if they show no signs of developmental
disability. Though these students' brains do work differently,...